Adult Social Care Winter Vaccines
Vaccination is important to help protect all those receiving and providing care in health and care settings.
Full letter of request is available to read here.
There are 4 vaccines available to help protect against respiratory illnesses.
Annual vaccinations
Flu vaccine for eligible children, adults and health and social care workers
Covid-19 vaccine for eligible adults and children
Year-round vaccinations
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine for eligible older adults and pregnant women
Pneumococcal vaccine for eligible adults
Please use your channels and networks to cascade information to providers, managers, colleagues and those who draw on care and support. Please use the resources below to support this.
Leaflets for social care staff and providers to support the annual flu programme, available online: Flu vaccination in the social care sector - GOV.UK
Posters and communication toolkits, available online: Social Care Worker flu vaccination campaign | Winter vaccinations | Campaign Resource Centre
Adult Social Care locations and settings that provide CQC regulated care should receive printed copies of the flu vaccine guidance for providers and staff, and a poster, at the beginning of the flu season.
If you have not received your resources by 10 October 2026, please contact the Find Public Health Resource team by email or phone line to arrange an order.
If you work for a local authority, NHS organisation, Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprise organisation, or as a personal care assistant, and wish to help improve vaccine uptake, you can order extra copies for free from https://find-public-health resources.service.gov.uk/, or if you want larger quantities, you can call 0300 123 1002 or email publichealthresources@ukhsa.gov.uk.